Plymouth Duster Suspension, Finishing Details, Burnouts, and WINNER Announced!

[@pjh1776]

Congrats Charles. You win two prizes, you get to meet the man and bring home one heck of a build. Awesome way to start the new year.

[@johnyberra5328]

i have a 1995 camaro z28 just put 4,000 dollars on it have all reciepts parts are less than a year installed new battery transmission rebuilt 1 year ago new radiator its been converted to 6.2 drove for about 6 months then fuel pump went out only part not new had accident now i am on my 4th month in a wheel c hair ruined everything i don't want to sale here i don't want to see someone else driving it clear title lt1 v8 if intrested 2000 i let it go can't do anything with it now i can't walk like i said i do have all paper work not car accident neck injury.

[@artieb997]

Well that can and a cup and a paintbrush maneuver was weird Chef's kiss, I guess!

[@Larommi]

Congrats to the new owner. I was not sold on this car at first (more not being a mopar guy), but watching Derek work on it and his vision on it...I am impressed and a bit jealous. It really turn out out to be a nice ride. Wow 😍 Great Job Derek!

[@ViceGripGarage]

I appreciate that!

[@VATION3RD-GEN-X-GARAGE]

Put a up dated QA1 front suspension kit on it and get rid of all the out dated Mopar junk💪🏼💪🏼

[@Harry_Cunce]

Lol, a grown man using the heart eye emoji. I'll be dipped.

[@Heddanofarsan]

Oh Dusters are so cool. Being from Sweden I often saw them in used car ads in the 90:s and when I went to Mexico city they were pretty common, standing here and there in the streets. Today it is on my list of most wanted american compact cars besides getting a 64 Skylark again.

[@robertbrown3226]

Them torsion bars are usually the biggest problems with the Mo par l o l

[@adamvanwagenen3394]

Congrats to the new owner!! I had a '74 318 and it was awesome!! As a mopar Guy, I have to tell a Guy 2 things: 1. Yes, of course bring the Dart back!! 2. You went to do mopar front end work and said let me snip this off right quick... the duster said, "Hold my cold snack." Mopar doesn't like to make it easy.

[@ronjones-6977]

My first car was a '70 Challenger in '83 and I was forever after a Mopar man. Looking back now, I laugh at all the extra work and money that cost me.

[@rexkean]

Congratulations to Charles! Looks like you definitely have a going to town rig! Shout out to Chad, (not that Chad, the other Chad) for showing up when you did!

[@timothybailey7118]

A Guy did right by that LS318 Duster. Good on Ya! Enjoy it Charles!

[@john.carlson23]

I absolutely love this series, and congratulations to Charles on your new, old, Duster!

[@ViceGripGarage]

Thanks so much!

[@andyderby150]

Congratulations on the guy right there in Tennessee that won it, no pun intended it’s just nice that he didn’t have to cross multiple states or had to ship it, easily one of the coolest builds you’ve done Derek 👍👍great video as always.

[@paulpeterson7853]

Awesome car! As a former NASCAR Late Model crewman, I got a kick out of seeing you adjust toe. We always did caster, camber, and toe each week... we did bump steer a few times per season. Brought back good memories. Congrats to the proud new owner, sounds like he'll really enjoy the car!

[@Axetele]

Very cool. I'd love to read more about your experiences doing so.

[@donburg5125]

Nothing ever goes the way that it's supposed to and this is living proof of that. Good job Derek, you are the man

[@ronjones-6977]

You sound like a Mopar engineer. They made some awesome engines, but holy crap, they did acid when they designed the rest of the car.

[@Missouri_Outlaw_1276]

A middle of the week VGG VIDEO? I….Cant…Believe….It….but I guess I got to cause I’m looking right at it.

[@ViceGripGarage]

One coming Friday too!

[@Thomasploeg1968]

​@ViceGripGarage how's does a feller or fellet get so blessed with 2 videos in one week

[@ralphgeigner5497]

Excellent show & car ! The Slant 6 also would had been nice to have. There is a company that sells the older MOPAR trunk matts. Repos and sometimes on eBay you can find old stock.

[@WinterInTheForest]

Awesome a mid week episode of Vice Grip Garage!

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

Congratulations Charles! You have one unique, powerful, badass Duster! You are a VERY lucky man!! Great work and hats off to Derek and his friends to make this happen!

[@ccm-racing]

Happy new Derek and the VGG family. Wish you and the family a great 2024 and can’t wait for some epic road trip adventures with you this year 🎉

[@ViceGripGarage]

Happy new year!

[@steveemm9245]

Happy new year and season great way to start the year and the duster’s looking great it’s been fun watching you guys build it and I hope the new owner appreciates it as much as I do great car great show hope you all have a great year

[@KOrnhOliO1]

@@ViceGripGarage What he said!

[@SR-gt350]

​@ViceGripGarage Derek it would be interesting if you built a used oil shop heater our of a 100lb propane bottle or a old vertical compressor tank.

[@Samwise71999]

For your small rust holes you should start doing fiberglass. Cheap easy and lasts forever

[@macmacdonald9204]

When using fiberglass on a vehicle, put the glass on wax paper. Helps spread and smooth out the ridges. Fiberglas will dry smooth and saves a lot of sanding

[@RGTypicalDad]

I had one of these cars when i was 16. My grandpa gave it to me before he passed. Unfortunately it got totaled after a deer decided to say hello to the front of it and I went into the ditch. Now after watching this I will have another one day and im going to try and build it. Thank you for the inspiration Derek

[@danvetor1365]

My first car was a 1974 Duster. I actually like the grill and tailiights of the Dart better. My Grandfather had the 73 Dart with the rare triple stripe over the roof!

[@Heddanofarsan]

Rebuild it! It does not have to be perfect. Skip the agony and just let it's history be a part of it (wtf/yolo).

[@DanOne1513]

LOL... who's surely?

[@rickzap7957]

Hope you get to do that Tyler for Grampa’s memorial type of deal.

[@danielboyd4618]

@@danvetor1365 70-72 was the best looking Duster. Are you talking dart or Dodge sport cuz I'm thinking dart

[@cordovanbee]

Congratulations to the Winner!!!!! Awesome!!!!

[@LTMAC35]

Great series Derrick. I really enjoyed the Duster build. My son and I have restored a 93 bronco that he drives every day. We have complete several other projects and now keep our family Fleet running. We enjoy watching you tinker and repair, together.

[@Blackswan19874]

Stupendous job Derek and Chad ! Another one saved from the crusher , and surely will be a real crowd pleaser for Charles ! Derek your videos never disappoint!!

[@FrisellFan01]

I saw that trunk color when you were done and ...was soooooooooo surprised how good it looked.....that was the first time I ever saw that done

[@ViceGripGarage]

Glad you liked it - easy and CHEAP!

[@kevinshiley9061]

It's amazing how far you have come, Derek!! From way back going out in the woods and firing up old piles of junk, to having some great looking rides, a sweet garage, and doing give aways! It's all in your style and delivery that puts you head and shoulders above the rest! Keep it up brother!! We're loving it!!😊😊

[@wandajames6234]

Way to go Charles! I got my driver's license in one of these back in '76, 800 years ago. I purposely did not enter, feeling a burnout kinda guy should win it. VGG is the only way to go!

[@JeffKopis]

A burnout guy like Tommy Chong? 😂

[@marvinalancornell8275]

Derek, you said Chad showed up and @ 55:53 worked in your favor....sure ....TO GET THAT FREE LABOR.....hahaha. Great job there my friend's....ONE of the best channels on the ole youber tuber.....Take care of you & yours my friends........ little buddy.........!!!!!!

[@thragtusk1490]

Congrats to the new owner. Amazing series of vids, thanks for the adventure.

[@ViceGripGarage]

Our pleasure!

[@Chevykev76]

Congrats to Charles and looking forward to another great year of bringing the thunder!

[@LeeHigginson]

I’ll admit it. I commented and thought you should paint it. I was wrong. That thing is looking awesome. You come to Utah steaks 🥩 are on me

[@dannysunay4386]

Great job Derek! I can honestly say you are one heck of a human being. Your success has been deservedly rewarded. Congratulations to Charles for winning such a prize! Especially when Derek gives you the key himself.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SuperMickey57]

Reminds me of my late friend Glenn (R.I.P. brother) he had a Duster with the factory snakeskin top! It was a cool car indeed!

[@quickdeuce]

A Cragar spare IS absolute class Derek!! Good on ya Son!

[@jamiemckechnie3662]

Been nice to put some sort of cover over the spare.

[@tkinney80]

⁠@@jamiemckechnie3662gotta leave something easy for Charles to do, plus maybe he wants people to see the spare is a cragar at too!

[@jjaw396]

Congrats to the new owner of this VGG beauty!

[@ablelock]

Congratulations to Charles for winning the duster. I think you’ll be very happy with the car. I think Derek is really done his best to fix a good burnout car.

[@RonSedlock-xr1vp]

How cool is that someone in your own backyard won it... That's awesome......

[@Changing-Times]

That's bar none the sweetest trunk I ever did see. Every trunk should look like that.

[@BRBTechTalk]

47:58 So much respect for following through. The car has been won in a contest so really you don't have to do anything but record the give away, but you put all this work in to the rig after they guy has been notified he has won a car for buying merch.

[@corydriver7634]

Congratulations Charles and thank you Derek and family for doing what you do!

[@krob5375]

Not a Mopar guy but this project turned out pretty good, congrats to Charles. Now being a GM guy, I am looking forward to seeing whats become of Snowbird. I hope you still have plans to bring her all the way back around

[@Mr.Higginbotham]

CONGRATULATIONS Charles!

[@mendel5106]

As always, your antics are enjoyable and entertaining. Keep it up.

[@MykeHunts]

Congratulations to the new owner and Happy New Year. I hope everyone seeing this has a awesome year. Side note: even though you have a nice shop it looks like you could use a conex shipping container for storing extra parts, oil etc. They are pretty reasonably priced. If you get 2 you could build a roof between them for some outdoor storage as well. Good place to store the tractor or the lumbergini. Think about all the extra room you would have in the shop

[@gregorybarth930]

Those two container buildings are pretty neat and add slot of covered or enclosed (your choice) two 20 ft containers should pretty much do or a pair of 40 footers for a massive building

[@peterverhagen9560]

@21:48 Likely the previous treatment. Stopping oxidation means sealing the surface as much as possible, including the absorbtion of additional materials before setting after 7 days (subjective guessing).

[@jhrober357]

Never thought I'd sit here with a cold snack and watch a guy cleanin' out a trunk... but here I am... killin' it.

[@johnpruitt9343]

Haha my thoughts exactly!!!

[@elguapo5467]

Safety Third! At 47:42, watching Derek waving that torch around the highly flammable can of WD-40.

[@misterbojangles6205]

Derek I had a deep well tire thingy similar rot. I applied some tape under the car then in the trunk and troweled black plastic fiber-rated roofing cement. Took awhile to harden but it worked great, lasted along time too.

[@tgalbraith2395]

I've seen some good running 318s back in the day, but I don't think I've ever heard one like that! Color me impressed!

[@douglasmesina6922]

Ole Chuck scored big time. That car is awesome. Happy New Year to Derek & family and all Vice Grip viewers. Be blessed.

[@79huddy]

Man Derek you got to get you some rail road ties to cut into 2 foot blocks to use for out in rusty acres keeps stuff up off the dirt if the tires go down and you can stack three pieces into a triangle and set a car on them if you need to jack it up and get under and they never rot so you can just leave em handy on a skid or in the bed of one of the trucks out there

[@ScottRoe-g5w]

Congrats to the new owner. Thank you to Derek and his family for the content!! Happy New Year's VGG family, and may your projects make progress.

[@cantjellyyourjam]

Ahh the ol strum wi dart. Still can't believe it. That was right in my neck of the woods. Bring er back to life!!

[@jeffosim8789]

Congratulations to Charles R. Would have loved to have won this Duster. Derek you did a nice job “Rebuilding” everthing. The engine work Paragon did was fun to watch too. Can’t wait to see future videos. Happy New Year to you and the family.

[@chaddelong6795]

I can never get enough of seeing Derek in the o’Reilly ad. Always makes a guy smile and chuckle a bit 😂

[@nmoconnors]

Congratulations to the new owner and great job Derek your just as cool as Mr beast too giving a car away that you worked so hard on love your family and content thanks for all your hard work 🙏

[@animoetprudentia2865]

Sure is a blessing to have a sturdy friend like Chad not the other Chad when you need one. I know you're just as grateful for it as I would be. Speaking for all the fellers like myself who don't; keep looking out for each other and doing cool stuff boys. Friendship makes everything better. Cheers.

[@beachcomberbob3496]

Try spraying your boot/trunk interior with Pastidip (or similar). It's thick enough to bridge most of your pinholes and put a 'rubber skin' of the whole thing.

[@21jojijo]

Not to be picky, but it is Plastidip (with the "l"). Not a bad idea. I've used that stuff on hammer handles and on pliers. It forms a really solid surface and seems to hold up very well.

[@jamiemckechnie3662]

There are no boots here only trunks.

[@JeffKopis]

POR-15 is better, moisture cant get under it. Truck bedliner on top of that adds texture and hides holes.

[@LumberjackPa]

I absolutely loved watching you all work on this car! I am a Duster guy, and I am happy for Charles. Maybe someday, if the Lord wills it, I will own another. Thanks for sharing!

[@rls428]

The amount of effort put in not trying to laugh like children at the end while boiling the tires was admirable 😁

[@robertmorin6495]

Nice going guys. I hope Charles doesn't crash after all the work you did. Congrats to Charles and you too Derek for completing this one of a kind crazy project.

[@williamrandall6472]

Congratulations Charles R. On your awesome Duster win.

[@Bob-Whiting]

No Doubt! By the time my check hit the bank they were out of all the "mature gentleman" sizes. Just the kids & ladies were left and I no longer need any of those. So a guy in the next state over wins! So I said to myself, "Maybe Next Time!"

[@scottdahnke2409]

Really admire the fact that even though the car already has a new owner, you still feel the need to make things right on the car before pick up. Really drives home the fact of what I knew all along... a real class act. ;)

[@charlielitz6395]

And a big Happy New Year to the VGG family. I love the Xmas card that came with the shirt I ordered. The wife put it on the frig like part of the family. ❤

[@robertmcdonald5857]

If you would have removed the lower control arm from the frame the entire assembly would pivot making removal and install of the control rod simple. After removing the torque rod, of course.

[@21jojijo]

Happy New Year to the VGG family! The Duster turned out great. I never would have thought a 318 could sound so good! That engine rocks. Charles is one lucky guy.

[@carlbernard4197]

I agree 💯 on this. That car sounds nice 😂😂😊

[@jasonedwards6614]

I gotta say, for starters, the MagnaFlows and downward tips was the right choice! When you get on it, that 318 sounds angrier than my ex-wife... and I ain't kiddin' ya! My very first ride was that 76 Power Wagon step-side with the bored 318 and blown out glass packs. That was a tough sound to bear when trying to not be seen or heard... if ya know what I mean. But 16 years old, with a heavy foot, in the 80s and that noise, holy hand-grenades it turned heads!! I'm sure the Duster will sound even better when those mufflers break in. The Chads really stepped up in the rebuild, WAY TO GO GUYS! I'm still straining my brain muscle over the front end. I've owned Mopar a few times in my life, and they absolutely do have quirks. If the electricals are good, then it's odd stuff like those front wheels. But the paint in the trunk was a nice touch, and I gotta mention it... but Crager's SS donut holders sure round it out after the turnout of paint, and graphics, and floor boards, and grill, and interior, and gauges, and drive tube, and VGG engine bits covers... it's not even the same car, is it? Charles is gonna love it! Thanks for another great episode, everybody!

[@AdamAlistair]

Awesome project man, love your content. Hope you and the family had a fantastic Christmas and New Year 🎉 Look forward to living another year vicariously through you!

[@dale-o8c]

Awesome Job !!! DEREK 48:44 POLL

[@KaiserMeadWorksSpokane]

That duster is so dang sweet 😎👌💪

[@andrewmackay3382]

Thats a wild ride alright !! A great bit of a bonus content for the week thanks to Derek and Brad there lending a hand !! Happy new year to all Vice Grip garage family and to everyone following!!

[@StephaniesChickenCoop]

We love your show!! Keep it up!!

[@ViceGripGarage]

Thank you! Will do!

[@SR-gt350]

Derek, if you are spray painting in an enclosed garage , it's customary to have a couple shots of CC (Canadian Club Wiskey). The combined effect of the fumes and wiskey makes painting much more of a creative event.

[@Marcus_Shaw]

Hi Derek Happy new year to you and the Family. Absolutely love how this Duster turned out. What a cool little car. Question: Have you tried Fibreglassing broken floors? Did my brother's car like that once. His old Honda Accord had the old Soggy Foot Syndrome. Rust treated as you did, then glassed it. Very solid and if you want it to set quicker faster or slower you can just tweak the hardener ratio. 👍 Greetings from the British Isles 😁👍

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Charles, CONGRATULATIONS, on the win. Derek is awesome! Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@MrCookie139]

Dude. A VGG video on the same day i bring home my new born son! Love it derek, would have been so badass to win this! 👊🚀 Happy new year buddy👊

[@ViceGripGarage]

Congratulations

[@MrCookie139]

@@ViceGripGarage Thank you derek 👊

[@h33ls_up]

Congratulations man!!

[@markcook7797]

My first car was a 1973 yellow Plymouth duster that I learned to drive in, enjoyed this video a lot

[@doughaven-rf8id]

That nod of approval after the burnout says it all.

[@carlbernard4197]

Gotta bake 'em. 😋 😊😊😂😂😂😂😂

[@R3TR0R4V3]

🚫 Burnouts 🚫

[@Zappy1210]

My first car was a 1976 Dodge Dart Sport my father bought for $400.00 and gave it to me for my 15th B-day in 1984. The exterior was a baby blue color and rough, dings and dents and a little rust. Under the hood was the slant super 6 attached to a 3 speed manual with 95k miles on it and burned about as much oil as gas. I spent the next year learning and doing body work getting it ready for paint. My older cousin and I painted it white inside and out with the blue and red "Spirit of 76" edition stripes down each side, it looked amazing and very bicentennial. My mother helped recover the seats with a blue and white stitched vinal material and that looked pretty sharp too. I bought some American Racing Outlaw II rims, put High Jacker air shocks in the rear incase I had a full car of friends (I'd have to air them up to keep the rear tires from rubbing lol). My Grandfather who was a mechanic all his life rebuilt the super 6, he told me at the time it should be up from about 140hp to about 240 hp with the work he did with cam, boring, port/polishing and even a custom made 4 barrel intake he made himself, it ran great for the 5 years I had it. I never put it on a dyno, but I can say in a street quarter mile drag race with a Camaro Z28 350 ci automatic a friend of mine had I could beat him by a clean car length and was pretty much a dead heat with my cousins stock 1984 5 speed GT Mustang. I sold the car 5 years after my 16th birthday and wish now I never did. Looking back now my family and myself all had a part into making that car and it's hard to put into words what that meant to me, I just didn't truly realize it when I sold it unfortunately.

[@nocturne17]

My daughter says you remind her of me as I work on things, especially cars. I come up with new nonsense words. She said some clean and some not so much, but all hilarious! Some of the best gifts I received for the holidays was the sparkilator and multiple flannels from Vice Grip Garage! Keep up the great work Derek! You and your family are fun to watch. Very entertaining and informative! God Bless! I’ll be dipped!👍😁

[@sergiomomesso9090]

Bobby Ross would be proud of the tree reference. She's gorgeous D.

[@garysimonson9593]

Sounds amazing, looks like it pulls like a freight train and the whole car really came around. Something about the way a healthy small-block Mopar makes RPMs so fast. They are little rev-happy monsters. Congrats to Charles! And as always, Derek just does such good work.

[@Friscorockhead]

My mom's first car she bought new was a 73 duster. Blue with black stripes. The 70s were a different time. Everyone out there daily driving muscle cars.

[@carltonlane8931]

New the owner must be so happy ,great job VGG,enjoyed the project,thanks for the video.

[@SuperDeadAhead]

Yet another amazing episode. Congrats to the new owner. The Bob Ross reference was great!

[@keithfilkins2043]

Great job Derek, what a difference!! Congratulations Charles!

[@darinsitko998]

I instantly thought of Bo & Luke at the end when you two were shoulder to shoulder in the cab. Charles is a lucky guy! Great project Derek! Thank you, sir.

[@brogeoti]

Sounds just like the 1971 Plymouth Satellite my brother and I had in high school, especially the sound of the ole 318!

[@SoloAscent]

This was a great episode. It showed a great side of you. Getting burned my lava. Does that happen to me all of the time? Check. Not fully being an expert on mopar suspension… check. Paint trunk didn’t go your way? Check. Put a thumbprint in the chrome wiper. Double check, I always grab painted stuff before it dries. The bloodhound gang could find 14,000 of my fingerprints in all of my painted car parts. I just loved seeing you being a bit more human in this episode. Such a great one!

[@mjdoug44]

Derek on that trunk area, an old school way is after all the rust inhibitor take a gallon of roofing tar and mix it with paint thinner, you can brush it on, the paint thinner will evaporate and it will harden, works great and doesn’t cost a lot too.

[@theflash402]

The Duster turned out great. I wish i had put adjustment strut rods on my Valiant, i cant get much caster out of it. I would like another video on the Dart.

[@RevStoration]

Derek, I hate to see you struggle with correcting the wheel placement.. But it made me feel a little better about my mechanicing.. now I know it happens to all of us. Appreciate you man. -Rev

[@rodneyprimm5984]

Thank you for sharing. I would really like to see the old DART ( I THINK IT'S A DART ) BUILD. MY SISTER HAD ONE JUST LIKE IT. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN DRIVING THAT THING. GOD BLESS 🙏

[@Drewminnich]

Congratulations to Charles !! Michelangelo is the painter!!! You crack me up every time I watch yur videos very enjoyable!!

[@kellycarpenter2427]

Congrats Charles! That final test drive had me real jealous.

[@HarleyFreitas-o5w]

It looked like the torsion bolt washer thing lol had a crack in it. I would hit it with the air chisel till it shattered great videos man

[@phantom714]

That's an awesome little ride right there! Congatulations Charles and thank you Derek and family for all that y'all do to keep us entertained!!!

[@jjyemg2397]

A Guy just has to say that Derek is absolutely awesome, funny, and witty. I so wanted to win the Duster. My first car I bought back in 1977 was a '65 Dodge Coronet for $50 with 112,324 miles with a 225 slant six and a 903 torqueflite trans. Top speed 127 MPH. lol. Rebuilt it from the tires up including body work and replacing the entire nose with a donor car I bought for $100 as a young teenager. I still remember every bolt and nut on the car. Had to let it go after owning it for 15 years as we moved and we were broke. Had a lot of fun with that car. If I could just find another it would be a great end to my senior years.

[@slickmik51]

I owned a 1975 Plymouth duster when I got out of the military, was the best hot rod I ever had Loved it!!!!🥰

[@BeepasGarage]

Wish I could go back in time and enter this contest. What an awesome transformation!

[@tonyforrest6564]

What an awesome car you made! Congratulations to the new owner!

[@Profabdesigns]

The right front was definitely plowed into at one point. You can tell by the way it is! Next time you fill holes put duct tape on the outside, and use the small 4 Oz. Bucket of Flexseal in the trunk/floors/sheet metal and then paint as needed. I repaired my oil drain pan with that stuff 5 1/2 yrs ago, and it’s still water tight. Amazing stuff. I miss Billy Maze!

[@richm.6220]

Truck paint from the 70 was called zolatone if you buy in a qt can and the inside lid is rusty return it because it to old and won't lay down right it had a 6-month shelf life .

[@pacocase]

Derek, we use a combo of three things in a standalone garage. You need: a kerosene or propane burner to take the chill off. Then that fire you prepped earlier for the wood stove, light that. While those are going, light the used oil burner. It's not that hot, but it'll maintain once the wood stove gets things up to temp. By then you've shut off the kerosene and the fire went out, but the garage is warm and you don't have to stop what you're doing to keep it that way for the rest of the day.

[@AlAllerton]

WoW! That thing really fries the tires! New owner should be able to have some great fun in that! Wound up being a really cool build with a classic Mopar look. Happy New Year to the whole VGG family! Looking forward to another year of wrenching and shenanigans.